General merchandise clerk job description

PeopleReady of Natick, MA is now hiring Retail General Labors! As a Retail General Labor, you will perform duties related to customer service and sales.

Apply today and you could start as soon as tomorrow. No resume or interview required – yep, you read that right.
As a PeopleReady associate you'll benefit from:

* The freedom to work where you want, when you want and as often as you want.

* Next-day pay* for many of our open positions.

* The ability to choose long-term positions for steady work or short-term positions if you just want some extra cash.

* The ability to sign up for jobs right from our mobile app, JobStack!

Pay Rate:

The pay rate for this job is $15.50 / hour

What you'll be doing as a Retail General Labor:

* Greet and engage with customers

* Accurately operate cash registers and provide customers with professional service

* Increase in-store sales, cross-sell products, and direct customers to merchandise

* Stock shelves, maintain the stock room, and help to set-up displays within the store

* Keep store clean and organized

Available shifts:

Shift Timings: 1st Shift(Day)

Job requirements:

* Previous retail experience preferred but not required

* Flexibility to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

* Basic math skills - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on the fly

* Strong communication skills and a positive attitude

* Background check required

Ready to take control of the way you work?

Complete our application to join the PeopleReady team today. In case you missed it, no resumes or interviews are required!

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Performs the administrative and operational functions supporting the buying team.

Reports to: Buyer

Essential Skills:

* Sample product management
* Manages VPI Process and communicates with vendor community when issues arise
* Completes the sample tracker/photo samples
* Delivers product to photo studio in a timely manner.
* Manages sample process and communication with vendors for marketing turn in
* Requests samples from vendor
* Ensure accuracy of styles digitally
* Data Integrity of style level detail
* Makes revisions to attributes at the direction of the buying team
* Works with the buying team and Merchandise Planner on weekly price changes
* Completes Hierarchy Changes
* PO and Inventory Management
* Brings issues to buying teams attention
* Works with vendor community on outstanding issues
* As needed, enters styles into AP Merch Guide or MAP
* Executes balance cancels at direction of buyer
* Ensures Purchase Orders are processed by POM Team
* Processes RTVs in a timely manner
* Prints Monday reporting for Buying Team

Required Skills:

* Strong attention to detail
* Excellent communication, organization and follow up skills

Competencies

* SETTING GOALS - Creates and follow effective plans. Anticipates risks, creates contingency plans. Aligns plans with goals. Allocates adequate resources. Accepts and supports change. Willing to take risks and suggests new ideas, approaches. Takes initiative. Seeks out learning activities.
* WORKING WITH OTHERS - Clearly articulates own, other's goals. Promotes a team atmosphere by demonstrating humility and respect. Builds effective relationships, relates well to others. Delivers and responds to feedback in a constructive manner. Considers multiple perspectives. Handles conflict, pressure, uncertainty and adapts independently. Meets commitments. Dedicated to working with business partners on their expectations.
* GETTING RESULTS - Personally accountable for work performance targets and achieving results. Prioritizes well. Anticipates and handles obstacles effectively. Makes good, timely decisions. Can simply and process complex problems. Understands underlying issues and addresses root causes. Meets deadlines, works until finished.

Minimum Experience:

* One year general work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

* Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel and Word skills
* Experience with Jesta, JDA Assortment Planning and other merchant computer based tools
* Previous retail experience a plus
* college level courses in administration highly desired

Minimum Education:

* Minimum HS diploma

Job Title: General Merchandise Clerk

Department: General Merchandise

FLSA: Non-Exempt

General Function

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Rotates, faces, and replenishes merchandise. Reviews department status and store displays for cleanliness, product quality and quantity.

Core Competencies

* Partnerships
* Growth mindset
* Results oriented
* Customer focused
* Professionalism

Reporting Relations

Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of; Health Wellness Home, Store Operations, and Perishables; GM Department Manager

Positions that Report to you: None

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

* Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store
* Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere in the store
* Makes an effort to learn customers' names and to address them by name whenever possible
* Assists customers by: escorting them to the products they're looking for, securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests, performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
* Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call
* Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment
* Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat
* Rotates, faces, and replenishes merchandise and ensures highest quality standards are met
* Anticipates product needs for the department on a daily basis
* Reviews department status for cleanliness, product quality and quantity
* Checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices
* Runs the department registers and receives payment, makes change, etc., where applicable
* Assists with inventory as requested
* Maintains displays in the department and throughout the store
* Removes trash in a timely manner
* Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress
* Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines
* Reports to work when scheduled and on time

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

* Builds displays as needed
* Orders product and supplies as necessary
* Prices products for customers as necessary

Assists in other areas of store as needed
* Performs other job related duties and special projects as required

Education and Experience

No education requirement. Over six months to a year of related work experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Charcteristics

* Possess excellent customer service skills
* Must have the ability to solve practical problems; interpret instructions
* Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
* Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; guide people and provide basic direction

Physical Requirements

* Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
* Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision
* Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions

Working Conditions

This position is frequently exposed to dirt. There is occasional exposure to equipment movement hazard and chemicals/solvents. This is a fast paced work environment with significant pressure.

Equipment Used to Perform Job

Computer, video terminal, Visa credit card machine, BASS, compactor, power jacks, two-wheeler, produce cart

Contacts

Has daily contact with customers and with the general public

Financial Responsibilities:

None.

Confidentiality

Has access to confidential information including sales and pricing

Are you ready to smile, apply today.